Railway rail joint



Oct. 14, 1930. w. A. Evi-:Rs 1,778,632

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Patented oct. 14, 1930 UNiTI-:o STATES t WILLIAM ABRAM EVERS, 0F MARTINSB'URG, WEST VIRGINIA RAILWAY RAIL JOINT Apixlcationf filed .'.luly 30, 1929. Serial No. 382,173.

This invention relates to railway rail joints, and has for one of its objects to provide a novel device of this character which shall be exceptionally strong and durable and which shall be adapted to positively hold the ends of the rails against relative vertical and horizontal movements. y

To attain the foregoing and other objects, the nature of which will appear as the description proceeds, the Y invention comprehends the provision of a railway7 rail joint which shall embody thickened web extensions adapted to overlap each other between the bases and the heads of the rails.

The invention further comprehends the provision of a railway rail joint wherein the bases and the heads of the rails shall be provided with level seats for the level upper and lower edges of the overlapping webv extensions. v

The invention is hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a top plan view of a railway rail joint constructed in accordance withmy invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of this joint;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the horizontal plane indicated by the line 5%*3 of Figure 2; and

Figure t is a sectional view taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 4 4 of Figure 3.

Referring in detail to the drawings, l designates the bases, 2 the webs, and 3 the heads of a pair of railway rails.

In accordance with my invention, the ends of the bases l and heads 2 are offset, as at 4, and the webs 2 are provided with thickened extensions 5a. The web extensions 5a are arranged in overlapped relation, and the web extension of one rail is arranged between the base and head of the other rail. The web extensions 5 contact with each other at thelongitudinal center of Jthe webs 2 and extend beyond the outer or lateral sides of the webs.

These web extensions avoid the use of angle bars or separate joint bars. These web ex tensions extend laterally beyond the heads 3 of the rails, and they are of such length that their remote ends overlap. unthickened portions of the webs 2. That is to say, the thickened web extension 5El of one rail extends beyond the thickened web extension of the other rail and contacts with the web of such rail. The web extensions 5a are provided with openings 17 for the'reception of a bolt 18, and they and the webs 2 are provided with A openings 19 for the reception of bolts 20.

It should be apparent that the overlapping thickened web extensions and the contacting level seats and level edges of the bases, heads and web extensions, cooperate in the manner to render the joint strong and durable and to positively hold the rail ends against relative vertical and horizontal movements.

While I have described the principle of the invention together with the structures which I now consider the preferred embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the e1nbodiments are merely illustrative and that such changes may be made, when desired, as fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Y I claim:

l. In combination, a pair of railway rails provided with thickened and overlapping web extensions, the web extensions contacting with each other at the longitudinal center of the webs, and the web extension of one rail tting between the base and head of the other rail, and a retaining element passing through each web extension and engaging the web of the abutting rail.

2. In combination, a pair of railway rails provided with thickened web extensions having level upper and lower edges, the web exe tensions contacting at the longitudinal center lil of the Webs, and the Web extension of one rail fitting between the base and head of the othez` rail and extending beyond the Web eX- tension of such rail, level seats formed on the bases and heads for Contact With the level edges of the Web extensions7 and fastening elements each engaging the Web extension of one rail and the Web of the abutting rail.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signature.

WILLIAM ABR-AM EVERS. 

